Even Labour has now realised, giving strikers everything they want constitutes an incitement, not a strategy. Here are some better ideas to handle the inevitable pushback.
The Tories are meant to be the party that tells the truth to the voters. And retreating to knee-jerk Nimbyism is the opposite of truth-telling.
Traditional allies of the United States have, however, plenty of instruments to ensure it can be defused, while building up their independent military industrial base and armed forces.
If we want cohesion, we must manage where and how people settle. That is why I propose an Integration Capacity Limit, drawn from Singapore’s stabilisation model. When a borough exceeds 50 per cent foreign-born, new settlement should pause. Newcomers should be redirected to regions with stronger capacity for integration.
It makes sense to fund degree apprenticeships in the same way as the rest of higher education rather than as a charge on employers via the Apprenticeship Levy which should be focussed on much more deserving cases
Our education system in Northern Ireland is a benign form of apartheid, which is fundamentally damaging to our society. We are prepared to operate a system which separates our children almost entirely on the basis of their religion…And then we are surprised that we continue to have a divided society.
Offer a credible economic plan; demonstrate a determination to solve problems, not just exploit them; recognise that lessons have been learnt from the Tory time in office.
The employment rate was higher for mothers than either women or men without dependent children and has been since 2017. Working mothers still need better options to satisfy childcare requirements
Singapore lets you build momentum around that income, while the UK just exacerbates the expenses. If we returned, we’d pay a gruelling marginal rate of tax while footing the bill entirely for nursery and childcare costs. Treading water rather than making progress.
Whatever the final outcome, there is only one way to prevent further Russian aggression: Europe must re-arm, diverting spending from our bloated welfare states into industry, weapons and manpower.
His statement should encourage Britain to believe in itself – and the Government to make faster and better provision for a stronger military to take care of our own defence.
What if a new leader – Wes Streeting, say – wins the premiership, then goes to the country in 2029, on a promise to rejoin the EU customs union, maybe even the single market? Doesn’t that give most of the left a cause they can get fired up about?
To rebuild a winning electoral coalition means a complete transformation in the way that the Conservative Party is perceived.
We have started the journey to reboot Thatcherism for the 21st Century, taking on the big fights, making the tough calls and actually leading rather than following political debate on the economy.